Provides Opinion & Testimony In:
Crime Scene Consultant, Evidence Recovery, Preservation, Classification, Crime Scene Reconstruction, Biological Evidence Collection and Preservation
Profession
Retired NYPD Detective First Grade is a practicing forensic crime scene consultant, expert witness, instructor and training consultant. His areas include the fields of crime scene investigations, evidence recovery, preservation and classification, crime scene reconstruction, biological evidence collection and preservation. Can provide professional assistance in case evaluation, courtroom preparation and trial presentation in both criminal prosecution and civil litigation.
Experience
Teaching/Instruction
Provided professional training and instruction to the following agencies:
Department of Justice International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) –
Instructed Police Officers/Instructors in Kiev, Ukraine (3/97) and Almaty, Kazakhstan (12/97) Global Anti-Terrorism Training Assistance, US State Department, Rabat, Morocco (10/11)
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Shooting Investigators Seminar – FBI Academy, Quantico VA (3/96) – Lectured to Supervising Special Agents from the INS, DEA, FBI and Marshall’s Service regarding shooting investigations involving law enforcement personnel.
FBI Crime Scene Investigators Course & Criminal Investigation Course – Rockland & Westchester County Police Academy – Lectured to investigators responsible for crime scene investigations on proper evidence recovery, preservation and classification techniques.
New York City Police Department (NYPD) – provided extensive training and instruction related to the documentation and recovery of physical evidence to recruits, Detectives and at Homicide Investigators Course. Hal assisted in the preparation of the NYPD Biological Evidence Collection and Preservation Course. :
Practical Experience
Assigned to the NYPD Crime Scene Unit in 1987 investigated in excess of 2,500 Crime Scenes; including more than 1,900 Homicide Investigations. Duties afforded an opportunity to provide expert witness testimony in over 200 criminal trials in New York, Queens, Kings, Bronx and Richmond Counties, Southern & Eastern District US Federal Court System, and Superior Court in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Assigned to a number of major investigations which included:
• The 2001 World Trade Center Attack
• The 2001 Anthrax Attack in NYC
• The Wendy’s Massacre (five fatalities)
• The 1993 World Trade Center Bombing (six fatalities)
• The “Happyland Social Club” (87 fatalities)
Developed training programs for newly assigned members of the Crime Scene Unit and provided comprehensive courses of academic instruction, practical training and mentoring for a number of junior members. Assigned to the Office of the Police Commissioner’s Bio-Terrorism Task Force; providing assistance in the formulation of a tactical response protocol to bio-terrorism attacks and the instruction of first responders in these newly developed procedures.
Professional Awards
During tenure at the New York City Police Department, received numerous awards related to professional accomplishments
Published Material
Co-Authored “Illustrated Guide to Crime Scene Investigation”, Publisher: CRC Press, 2005
Contributor to Color Atlas of Forensic Toolmark Identification”, Publisher: CRC Press, 2010
Co-wrote Hazardous Evidence Collection Course for the Center for Domestic Preparedness, US Department of Homeland Security
Education/Training
1986 John Jay College of Criminal Justice, B.S.
1982 NYPD Auto Larceny Course
1987 NYPD Crime Scene Investigation Course
1987 FBI Basic Latent Print Course
1988 NYPD Sex Crimes Investigation Course
1988 NYPD Criminal Investigation Course
1988 FBI Advanced Fingerprint Recognition/Classification Course
1989 NYPD Homicide Investigation Course
1992 FBI Post Blast Investigation Course
1993 FBI Crime Scene Investigation Course
1995 FBI Hostage Negotiating Course
1996 NYPD Cult/Occult Seminar
1996 FBI Shooting Scene Reconstruction Course (Quantico, VA)
1996 Federal Law Enforcement Investigation of Shooting Incident Course
1996 FDNY Advanced Cause and Origin of Arson Investigation Course
Office of Chief Medical Examiner:
1997 Blood Spatter Pattern Recognition & Documentation Course
NYPD Hazardous Material Technician:
1998 (HAZMAT) & Weapons of Mass Destruction Training
1998 NYPD Shooting Crime Scene Reconstruction Course
1998 FBI Exhumation of Human Remains Course
1999 NYPD Footwear / Tire track Documentation / Comparison Course
1999 NYPD Methods of Instruction Course
Forensic Science Services:
2000 DNA Collection Preservation Course (London, England)
2007 New York Microscopical Society Microscope Course
2009 ASCLD-LAB International Audit Assessor Program
2010 Medical Response to Post Blast Bombing Incidents
2011 Incident Response to Terrorist Bombings (New Mexico Tech)
Professional Affiliations
• International Association of Identification (Senior Crime Scene Analyst)
• New York Microscopical Society
• New York Police Department Honor Legion
• Retired Detectives Association of New York (President)
Forensic Consultation
• Community Research Associates (CRA) Alexandria Virginia (Instructor and Course Developer)
• Instructor 40 hours FBI Hazardous Materials Response Unit Course, Fredericksburg, Virginia
• Chemical Protective Clothing Course
• Department of Defense/FBI WMD Counter Proliferation Program Full Scale Exercise Riga, Latvia
• New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene: Biological Threat Response Lab Training
• New York City Police Department: Republican National Convention Functional Exercise
• Metropolitan Transportation Authority: Operation Train Safe, Full Scale Exercise
• Ponce, Puerto Rico North Region Tabletop Exercise
• National Capitol Region, Command Post Exercise
• 2005 Presidential Inauguration Armed Forces Inaugural Committee Observer
• NYC Department of Health, Full Scale WMD Exercise
• E.A.I. Corporation: , Department of Homeland Security: Center for Domestic Preparedness Weapons of Mass Destruction, Hazardous Evidence Collection and Crime Scene Management Instructor
